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here former obama campaign aide, he was briefed by the obama white house on the health care and grace marie turner, she will be testifying tomorrow on obama health care. what's the thrust of your testimony going to be tomorrow? >> the president has said that oh, we don't need to worry about those 5% of americans, 15 million americans that are losing their health insurance because of individual coverage. he said 85% to 90% of the rest of americans are fine nothing changes for them. what we're talking about is how many changes there are to those in the employer market, 150 million people have coverage through the employer market. and for small businesses and big businesses many of them are going to lose coverage, see much higher premiums, higher deductible, fewer doctors in their network. there are many, many changes to come. as many as 35 million people could lose their health insurance next year who have it through small businesses because small businesses decide they just can't afford it and they are going to pay the penalty instead. >> mark, what were your talking points today to de
here former obama campaign aide, he was briefed by the obama white house on the health care and grace marie turner, she will be testifying tomorrow on obama health care. what's the thrust of your testimony going to be tomorrow? >> the president has said that oh, we don't need to worry about those 5% of americans, 15 million americans that are losing their health insurance because of individual coverage. he said 85% to 90% of the rest of americans are fine nothing changes for them. what...
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this house of cards that is obama care is falling down already. the problem is the whole thing was based on the scheme that they were going to get young people who are healthy to sign up so you have a balanced insurance risk pool, and then those people by paying into the system would take care of the uninsured who are older and unhealthy. well, this whole thing is falling apart because the young people are not signing up in droves. in fact, a harvard poll yesterday showed half of them are against obama care and only 20% of the uninsured who are uninsured and young say they are going to sign up for it. >> we are going to cover that. you're right. you're dead right. we have a bunch of college folks who are going to talk about that. but let me go, steve mcmahon, let me go to you. >> i thought we were going to be on the college panel, larry. this is the grown-up panel? >> next time. this is the adult panel. anyway, here's the thing. there's politics here and there's health care economics, steve. i don't understand how you are ever going to get the bal
this house of cards that is obama care is falling down already. the problem is the whole thing was based on the scheme that they were going to get young people who are healthy to sign up so you have a balanced insurance risk pool, and then those people by paying into the system would take care of the uninsured who are older and unhealthy. well, this whole thing is falling apart because the young people are not signing up in droves. in fact, a harvard poll yesterday showed half of them are...
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. >>> take a look at this live picture here, president obama talking health care at the white house. let's get to jonn harwood. >> the president is beginning a campaign to try to move past the difficulties of the website market the positive virtues of obama care. some of the things that have taken effect, such as letting people, kids stay on their parents policies until they're 26 years old. the refusal to let insurance companies bar people from insurance with preexisting conditions. but the president is also going to try to continue to push enrollment in obama care in these exchanges that are being run by the federal government in 36 states. they've got a goal of getting million people by the end of the enrollment period at the end of march. they have to have the right kind of people, that is so say, younger, healthier people to balance the less healthy people who are more expensive to insure. the president has a lot of challenges on health care even if that website gets fixed. we're not going to know how fixed it is until we see the enrollment figures are not only for mid december
. >>> take a look at this live picture here, president obama talking health care at the white house. let's get to jonn harwood. >> the president is beginning a campaign to try to move past the difficulties of the website market the positive virtues of obama care. some of the things that have taken effect, such as letting people, kids stay on their parents policies until they're 26 years old. the refusal to let insurance companies bar people from insurance with preexisting...
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i'm better now. >>> president obama hosted a big white house youth summit this afternoon, but guess who wasn't invited? you're about to meet the national chair of the college republicans who's going to tell us why she was stiffed and why millennials are deserting obama and obama care in droves. >>> speaking of obama care, we have another raft of new problems with the health care law to report today. that includes what looks a bit like a bailout for the insurance companies. i don't like that if it's true. crony capitalism is not good. we'll look at it later on in the show. for now, please don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. just get rid of the tax and regulatory barriers to growth and we'll be all better off. "the kudlow report" is coming right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease the 2014
i'm better now. >>> president obama hosted a big white house youth summit this afternoon, but guess who wasn't invited? you're about to meet the national chair of the college republicans who's going to tell us why she was stiffed and why millennials are deserting obama and obama care in droves. >>> speaking of obama care, we have another raft of new problems with the health care law to report today. that includes what looks a bit like a bailout for the insurance companies. i...
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and the white house won't fess up. and none of this can hide the cold, hard fact, obama care is a bad product. its health plans cost more, provide less service and choice and it's a budget-buster for washington. you can bet this will be the number one issue of the 2014 elections and beyond. >>> as we begin the holiday season, we pay extra attention to pope francis' criticism of capitalism. his apparent view that the state will solve the problems of poverty, not the market. i must say, with the greatest of humility as a devout catholic, i completely disagree with his holiness. all those stories and much more coming up on "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." we're here live, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. new obama care enrollment numbers out. there are still glitches everywhere apparently. steve handelsman joins us with the details. >> reporter: the website's better but it doesn't mean it's good. the nbc news estimate is that 100,000 a
and the white house won't fess up. and none of this can hide the cold, hard fact, obama care is a bad product. its health plans cost more, provide less service and choice and it's a budget-buster for washington. you can bet this will be the number one issue of the 2014 elections and beyond. >>> as we begin the holiday season, we pay extra attention to pope francis' criticism of capitalism. his apparent view that the state will solve the problems of poverty, not the market. i must say,...
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, highly placed republican house source in washington, d.c. tells me the budget deal is close but the sequester will not survive intact and there will be a revenue package. >>> and finally, the fight for economic freedom gets even more intense overseas. look at this statue of linen toppled. this fight is not going away. all those stories and much more coming up on "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >>> i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." first up tonight, a report that a majority of california doctors, as many as 70%, are staying off the state's obama care exchange because they can't afford to participate. that simple. and obama care, listen to this, it's offering medicaid reimbursement rates. look, around the country a medicare pays $76 for a return patient visit. that's medicare around the country. in california, these medicaid rates would mean $24 for a visit. would you practice medicine with those kinds of numbers? here now to discuss is democratic strategist chris kofin kofinis, mike slater out of san diego, california, w
, highly placed republican house source in washington, d.c. tells me the budget deal is close but the sequester will not survive intact and there will be a revenue package. >>> and finally, the fight for economic freedom gets even more intense overseas. look at this statue of linen toppled. this fight is not going away. all those stories and much more coming up on "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >>> i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report."...
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at this hour president obama is touting what could be called obama care 2.0. >> you have to call it something. seems today was a bit of a reset button for signature legislation and john harwood is at the white house with more of the details. >> reporter: the president is trying to get new momentum for this law that's had so much struggle this fall. the administration aides have been making the case the last couple of days the website has been substantially fixed for most people. and the president seemed to use this appearance today to snuff out any idea which had gained traction in recent days this law can be done away with entirely as republicans hope. >> eye always said i will work with anybody to implement and improve this law effectively. you got good ideas, bring them to me. let's go. but we're not repealing it as long as i'm president. i want everybody to be clear about that. >> reporter: but, of course that doesn't mean the law will be successful. we're not going to know that until we see what the enrollment data is and if we can get enough people in federal exchanges and right balance
at this hour president obama is touting what could be called obama care 2.0. >> you have to call it something. seems today was a bit of a reset button for signature legislation and john harwood is at the white house with more of the details. >> reporter: the president is trying to get new momentum for this law that's had so much struggle this fall. the administration aides have been making the case the last couple of days the website has been substantially fixed for most people. and...
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. >>> in washington news, the white house says it has met the self-imposed goal for healthcare.gov. an obama adviser says the five-week emergency, quote, tech surge has doubled the capacity of the online portal. the site can handle 50,000 simultaneous users. but experts say major challenges remain. we'll talk to former hhs secretary michael leavitt in the next half hour. >>> amazon testing delivering packages using drones. could deliver packages that weigh up to 5 pounds, that represents 86% of packages amazon delivers. ceo jeff besos making the announcement on "60 minutes" last night. >> that's the earliest we could get the rules from the faa. my guess is that's probably a little optimistic. but could it be four, five years. >> amazon, the fellow online retailers had a lot on the line today, it's cyber monday, jon fortt joins us onset. your opinion on the drone story? >> well, i think it's possible to do. i worry that pranksters with -- >> my son showed me this. there's a guy that put a submachine gun on the helicopters and used it to destroy a car. the kids get these cool videos t
. >>> in washington news, the white house says it has met the self-imposed goal for healthcare.gov. an obama adviser says the five-week emergency, quote, tech surge has doubled the capacity of the online portal. the site can handle 50,000 simultaneous users. but experts say major challenges remain. we'll talk to former hhs secretary michael leavitt in the next half hour. >>> amazon testing delivering packages using drones. could deliver packages that weigh up to 5 pounds, that...
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the president will speak at the white house at 2:30 eastern. as of monday evening, the revamped healthcare.gov website has handled around 750,000 visitors, close to the site's daily capacity and processed 18,000 enrollments, nearly double the previous record. "the washington post" reports around a third of the people who signed up contained errors generated by the computer system. >>> and the house and senate negotiates are reportedly trying to finalize a small scale deal to replace requested cuts in the next two years. politico says under plans being discussed the discretionary spending would be set in the $1 trillion range for fiscal 2014, up slightly from the 967 billion in the budget control act, but less than the senate democrats want. talks could still collapse. house speaker john boehner is expected to pass a bill next week to fund the government if no budget deal is reached. >>> bp wins appeals over the 2010 gulf oil spill. the appeals panel says a lower court erred by approving that formula. >>> pointing and clicking, meanwhile, appear
the president will speak at the white house at 2:30 eastern. as of monday evening, the revamped healthcare.gov website has handled around 750,000 visitors, close to the site's daily capacity and processed 18,000 enrollments, nearly double the previous record. "the washington post" reports around a third of the people who signed up contained errors generated by the computer system. >>> and the house and senate negotiates are reportedly trying to finalize a small scale deal to...
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what will the make-up look like in the house? in the senate? >> well, again, because of the disaster of the implementation of the health care law, i think 2014 actually does look, you know, pretty optimistic. >> you predict you'll be in the majority? >> i'm predicting nothing. but i think for the first time, americans -- the problem with trying to repeal obama care beforehand was it was theoretical. i knew for, you know, forever that millions of americans were going to lose their health care and there'd be millions more. but it was theory. now americans are feeling the real disaster that the health care law is where we've got millions of americans losing the health care, losing access to the doctors and treatments that are keeping you alive. and that's going to have a negative impact on democrats trying to run for senate. let's face it. anybody that voted for that bill. anybody that mouthed those same words, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it, and there are plenty of senate democrats, house democrats that told that exact same un
what will the make-up look like in the house? in the senate? >> well, again, because of the disaster of the implementation of the health care law, i think 2014 actually does look, you know, pretty optimistic. >> you predict you'll be in the majority? >> i'm predicting nothing. but i think for the first time, americans -- the problem with trying to repeal obama care beforehand was it was theoretical. i knew for, you know, forever that millions of americans were going to lose...